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Huge wildfire devastates Canford Heath
Early evening on Saturday 23 a wildfire swept across Canford Heath in Poole, decimating 16.5 hectares. Around 80 firefighters eventually managed to get the blaze under control by around 10pm but were hampered by high winds and the tinder dry vegetation. The flames...
A week of fun for ‘Canines and the Countryside’
The Dorset Dogs team is proud to have been part of ‘Celebrating Canines and the Countryside’ - a week of events and activities dedicated to dogs and the outdoors, hosted by SCCAMP. From 26 March to 1 April the team were involved in a programme of events designed to...
Fire devastates heathland (warning – contains upsetting image)
On 5 April around 3ha of Town Common at St Catherine’s Hill, Dorset were set on fire; heathland fires are unfortunately all too common on the nature reserves around Bournemouth and Poole and can cause immense damage to the habitat and the creatures that live in...
Young artists raising awareness at Shell Bay
From April, eight arty birds will make their home around Shell Bay to raise awareness of an exciting project that’s coming to Studland in the autumn. Young artists from local youth groups and schools have painted the giant birds to help explain what the project is...
Canford School lends a hand
As part of its work supporting over 70 different local charities, the pupils and staff at Canford School have been helping the Dorset Dogs team in their outreach work. Every Monday over the course of a term the students have been meeting to put together Dorset Dogs...
Partnership working to help protect overwintering birds
BARI and Dorset Dogs have been working in partnership throughout the winter to raise awareness of how dog walkers can have a wildlife friendly walk, helping to look after Pool Harbours overwintering bird population. During the Friday of half-term they held an event...
